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12/21/2017

OPPA member, Stephen Strawkowski, MD, is a candidate for President in APA’s 2018 Election

My overall goal is to position APA optimally within the national mental health discourse to maximize: 1) advocacy for patients and families; and 2) support for members to deliver the best care possible, while ensuring the practice of psychiatry is enjoyable. My priorities are:

Improve the ‘brand’ of Psychiatry.

Approaches:

Create campaigns that define psychiatry for the public and diminish stigma.

Create policies that eliminate mental health care disparities.

Place psychiatry solidly within the continuum of integrated healthcare.

Approaches:

Create training mechanisms to facilitate evidence-based care.

Strengthen parity legislation and care reimbursement.

Support research into models of mental health integrated into general healthcare.